Month: October 2017

Bantamweight world titleholder Luis Nery won’t be stripped of his belt for a failed drug test because the WBC said it believes that the positive finding was the result of food contamination. But, in its ruling on Monday, the WBC also ordered Nery to give former titleholder Shinsuke Yamanaka an immediate rematch. Nery (24-0, 18

6:29 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Orlando Magic have declined the fourth-year option on forward Mario Hezonja, the fifth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, league sources told ESPN. Hezonja, 22, will become an unrestricted free agent in July. The option would’ve guaranteed Hezonja $5.2 million in the 2018-19 season. The Magic had discussed

In the main event of UFC 217, former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returns and challenges middleweight champion Michael Bisping for the title. St-Pierre has been out of action for nearly four years, while Bisping has lately gone on the best run of his career. Both fighters are clearly accomplished, but there are key stylistic differences

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor apologized for his use of a gay slur in a postfight talk with teammate Artem Lobov in Gdansk, Poland, on Oct. 21. Following Lobov’s unanimous decision loss to Andre Fili, McGregor was seen on camera backstage calling Fili a “f—-t” at least three times. Appearing on the RTE One’s “The

LOS ANGELES — It was a slip of the tongue, but it also speaks volumes to what has transpired in the first five games of this World Series. Asked about the state of his bullpen heading into Game 6, Astros manager A.J. Hinch responded, “Well, we have two innings of bullpen left,” before correcting himself

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears coach John Fox provided an encouraging update on the health of tight end Zach Miller, who remains hospitalized following emergency vascular surgery to repair a damaged artery in his left leg on Sunday night. “He’s progressing well,” Fox said Tuesday. “I think he’s with his family and there’s been

DEL MAR, Calif. — Show time for Breeders’ Cup 2017, finally. It took a long while for the Breeders’ Cup to reach the beach, as Del Mar track president Joe Harper acknowledged this week at the post draw. “We’ve been looking to get this since 1984,” said Harper, referring to the first year of the

8:15 PM ET SN Staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Halloween brings out the best of athletes, and 2017 was no exception, thanks to the creative minds of Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas, San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and many others. Across the four

DEL MAR, Calif. — The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, like real estate, comes down to location, location, location. This year’s race will be run at Del Mar, where the race is one lap around the oval. Next year, for example, the race will be at Churchill Downs, where it is around one turn. The dynamics

Here are the Week 10 college football lines from the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. In the Week 10 college football look-ahead, Will Harris explores which defense has the edge in Saturday’s Oklahoma-Oklahoma State matchup, why a Big Ten disappointment could be on the ascent, and why option-based offenses offer good betting value. Tuesday, Oct. 31

This week, the PGA Tour heads to Las Vegas for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Our panel of FantasyGolfInsider experts have laid out the players whom they believe have could provide big fantasy-point totals, and one to pass on. Picks to win Charley Hoffman On the heels of tragedy in Las Vegas, residents have

Wales boss Warren Gatland has described next week’s planned forwards training session with England as “a great idea.” The contested set piece work-out in Bristol will be staged five days before both countries launch their autumn Test schedules, with England hosting Argentina and Wales entertaining Australia. The session will be overseen by top Welsh referee

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joey Logano’s crew chief accepted blame Tuesday for not pitting Logano with a tire rub, a call that may have cost Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski a spot in NASCAR’s championship. Logano was third with 12 laps remaining in Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway when contact with Kyle Busch created a tire

Pep Guardiola has no doubt that in-form Man City duo Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling can still improve their game. NAPLES, ITALY — Pep Guardiola says he is not interested in playing for a draw away to Napoli despite Manchester City needing only a point to qualify for the round-of-16 of the Champions League. City

Melbourne Victory survived a late rally from the Mariners to earn a point, as both sides remain winless. Newcastle Jets fought back from a goal down to earn a point against the Western Sydney Wanderers. Melbourne City made it four A-League wins from four games thanks to Ross McCormack’s penalty and exquisite free kick. Wellington

When Phil Davis faced former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, he endured one of the most intimidating atmospheres of his career. As the two fighters met in the center of the Octagon to hear instructions and touch gloves, the nearly 14,000 fans in attendance chanted

Sikandar Raza was Zimbabwe’s unlikely bowling hero on the third day at Queens Sports Club. After his fighting first-innings 80, Raza picked up his maiden Test five-for and said he was both proud and humbled by the achievement. West Indies opener Kieran Powell believes it is “definitely advantage Windies” after they ended the third day

Weightlifting would be held at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall under the city’s plans The Commonwealth Games Federation raised “170 detailed queries” when deeming Birmingham’s bid for the 2022 event non-compliant, but organisers remain “quietly confident” of hosting. Birmingham’s was the only bid before a 30 September deadline, which has now been extended until 30 November. No